Chapter 2 of Gammer Gurton's Needle is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Gammer Gurton's Needle is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour! In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this. More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless. Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business! So fare ye well.
Chapter 2 of Gammer Gurton's Needle is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “So fare ye well.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.”
cause to run
From this reading “_Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
for the reason that
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
without doubt; certainly
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading So fare ye well.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
engage in
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
not any; not one
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
cause to run
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fare ye well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Diccon._ Well, keep it till she be here, and then out let it pour!
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading More of this matter within this hour to hear you shall not miss, Because I knew you are my friend, hide it I could not, doubtless.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the meanwhile get you in, and make no words of this.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ye know your harm, see ye be wise about your own business!
Chapter 2 of Gammer Gurton's Needle by John [Dubious author] Still holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 450 sentences of Gammer Gurton's Needle, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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